At the Xinye Brigade station, Ye Jun was already standing with Wen San. The soldiers below are distributing their captured equipment according to previous agreements.
Another fruitful day!
"Brother Wen, your tricks are getting bigger and bigger. You actually ate all the Japanese from a brigade. I, Mr. Ye, rarely convince others, and you are a special case." Commander Ye's attitude towards Wen San A lot has changed.
He would no longer act like a division commander or army commander in front of him. Both battles were fought with the independent regiment as the main force, and the equipment they obtained was too numerous to count.
"Commander Ye, thank you very much. Without your cooperation, our independence alone would not have been able to defeat such a large Japanese force." Wen San was not proud. He was worried about Li Baisha.
They were leading a large and ferocious bull, and they might be in danger at any time.
"By the way, where did you get so many troops?" Commander Ye was also curious about this question. He did not believe that Wen San could mobilize the main force of the 16th Division with only a small number of troops.
Although the Japanese hated Wen San's troops, they would not go to war just because of a small number of troops.
"We have just received some troops, so we can complete the plan to annihilate the Xinye Brigade. The commander transferred the 160th Division out. Is it because he is worried that we will be attacked from both sides?"
Wen San was still very grateful to Commander Ye for this move, even though he didn't quite understand the specific tactical action plan of Wen San's headquarters.
"Haha, it seems that I'm superfluous. This is all within your expectation." Commander Ye smiled awkwardly.
I originally thought that I had deployed troops to help Wen San plug a loophole, but in the end, the troops sent out had no effect at all.
"Commander is being humble. It's not necessarily superfluous. Now our unit is moving towards the 160th Division. Maybe we can cooperate again." After Wen San got this information, he was thinking about how to use the strength of the 160th Division.
"Oh? Brother Wen, if you have any suggestions, you might as well tell him." Commander Ye immediately became energetic after hearing Wen San's words.
"The 160th Division has already set out to build a defensive line, right?" Wen San asked.
"Of course. If you want to stop the Japanese troops from coming back, how can you do it without fortifications? Our 160th Division has more than 8,000 troops invested in it. If the Japanese dare to come, we must give them a taste of their power." Ye The military commander also felt heroic.
Wen San can win so many battles as an independent regiment. He has the strength of three divisions. It is impossible for him to be afraid of the Japanese when he sees the enemy.
The confidence of the soldiers comes from the battlefield, including the little devils. After the Battle of Songhu, they became more and more arrogant and looked down upon the national army less and less.
Now that they have seen the strong performance of the independent regiment, the 66th Army can also feel the same way. Coupled with the equipment they captured, their strength has improved a lot. So I had the courage to fight against the little devil.
"How about organizing a large-scale battle with the 160th Division as the center?" Wen San had great ambitions. He wanted to concentrate the strength of the three divisions of the 66th Army and give the Japanese 16th Division a fierce combination punch.
It is best to swallow up these two important troops of the 16th Division in one go. This was definitely a devastating blow to the Japanese. It will severely dampen the Japanese arrogance.
"Is it so cruel..." Commander Ye was stunned for a moment, and then became a little excited, "Combat staff officer, quickly get the military map and move quickly!"
In the previous cooperation with the independent group, Wen San was the main force. But now he had to deal with the strength of two Japanese brigades. No matter how big his appetite was, Wen San couldn't possibly eat it all.
The 66th Army must be the main attack this time. The strength of the two brigades is scary to think about, but it also makes Commander Ye very excited.
Here is my chance to become famous all over the world!
If the 66th Army can really kill the two Japs brigades, the Japs' attack in this direction will be self-defeating, and the 66th Army's defense will become impregnable.
After a while, the military map was brought up by the combat staff.
"Commander Ye, please mark the locations of the various departments of the 66th Army." Wen San did not step forward, but let Commander Ye get into the state first.
In fact, the relevant ministries and defenses have already been in place, but the coordination between various ministries may change anytime and anywhere. As the top officer of the 66th Army, Commander Ye is the only one who knows the specific location of each department.
Commander Ye moved very quickly, and it only took one minute to clearly mark the 66th Army's deployment map. In addition to the 160th Division that went forward, his troops' garrison line relied on the terrain to form an S-shaped defense line. The entire defense line exceeded 15 kilometers.
The 154th Division happened to be at one end of this defense line, and the rest of the divisions deployed in an orderly manner. However, the 160th Division that came forward dug two defensive trenches, spread out in series, and the garrison range was about one kilometer.
They were able to form two lines of defense in such a short period of time, which is already very good. It can be seen that the soldiers are dedicated to their lives and have a very determined will to fight.
After Commander Ye stopped, Wen San also started to take action, marking the deployment of his own troops. Then the strength of the Japanese 16th Division and the location of the main force of the 13th Division were clearly laid out.
"If we launch an annihilation battle against those two brigades, the remaining troops of the 16th Division will definitely move in as quickly as possible. The Japanese 13th Division will also advance towards the front line of Fenghua Mountain. This battle will not be possible in a short time. It will be completed within a day, so we still have to face Japanese plane bombings during the day." Wen San was also constantly weighing things. Even if all the troops of the 66th Army were invested, plus the strength of the two regiments in his hand, it would still be insufficient.
"The 13th Japanese Division is in the defense zone of the 83rd Army. If we are determined to annihilate the two brigades of the Japanese, we must notify Commander Tang and ask him to mobilize the 83rd Army to support us and hold back the 13th Japanese Division. As for the 16th The rest of the division will be blocked by us."
"In terms of attacking the main brigade of the 16th Division, our independent regiment will send three infantry battalions. In addition, most of my artillery battalions will also be put into combat to make up for your army's lack of heavy firepower." Wen San not only has to use his Counting the troops, we also plan to mobilize the 83rd Army to provide reinforcements to them.
I believe that as long as Commander Tang is determined and confident, he will definitely be willing to let the 83rd Army invest.
"Brother Wen, let me take the liberty to ask, where did you get so many troops?" Commander Ye had actually been wondering for a long time.
When attacking the Miyamoto Regiment, Wen San said personally that they only had more than 2,100 troops. How come after two or three days of fighting, the troop strength not only did not decrease, but actually doubled, this seems very unreasonable.
This is the main battlefield. Even if we can occasionally gather some defeated troops, we will never be able to gather thousands of troops at once.
"Yesterday afternoon, a Jiang Defense Regiment came over. They have no specific combat missions yet, so they are under the command of our independent regiment for the time being." Wen San did not hide it. In such a big battle, the chief combat officer must know each and every one of them. Large combat organization, otherwise it is easy to cause miscalculation.
